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  1. Haha
    WinterMute got a reaction from RiverWolf in Ahoyworld End of the Year Awards 2020 [Closed}   
    I have just realised there is a person here called @William that isn't me, but is hoovering up all my votes!
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    WinterMute got a reaction from Johnson in Ahoyworld End of the Year Awards 2020 [Closed}   
    I have just realised there is a person here called @William that isn't me, but is hoovering up all my votes!
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    WinterMute got a reaction from Mikael in Ahoyworld End of the Year Awards 2020 [Closed}   
    AW MVP 2020: @Xwatt
    AW Most Friendly Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @Lindi the Gold Standard of friendliness
    AW Most Helpful Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @chicken_no6 this one will go far!
    AW Most Active Staff Member 2020: @MidnightRunner no idea how you do it all.
    AW Strictest Staff Member 2020: @Lindi but fair!
    AW Best Team Player 2020: @SkullCollector
    AW Most Helpful Member *Non Staff* 2020: @Gambit - if you even hint about the possibility that you're trying to learn something he knows about he will go out of his way to teach you, and let's not forget the behind the scenes stuff for the CHADS and some liveries for my iracing cars...!
    AW Most Friendly Member 2020: @JJ Cakes - going to start a petition to get his bit of the USA on UTC so he can get to more events
    AW Tacti-cool member 2020: @Stryker990 
    AW Most Incoherent Member 2020: @RiverWolf - https://streamable.com/3oogeb
    AW Best Pilot 2020: @Norris for chasing that random dude down in the PMC Ops. Absolute mental stuff - (16 mins in)
     
    AW Worst Pilot 2020: @Toasted_Bread_Slice because we stop and watch nowadays... https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/EasyFastRatNinjaGrumpy
    AW Best Voice 2020: @Bomer the cleric
    AW Funniest Person on Team Speak 2020: @MidnightRunner - https://youtu.be/F3WAEch22N0?t=978
    AW Worst Joke 2020: @LH5 https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/GenerousPeacefulApeTheThing
    AW Best Moment 2020 (can be in-game, on Team Speak or Forum): @MidnightRunner - see that song about Paddy
    AW Best Forum Post (please put URL in): @SkullCollector for this
     
    AW Best Fail 2020: @Icze the mine detector
    AW Team Speak Channel 2020: EU1 Altis. Just a nice place to hang out and sometimes even to play Arma
    AW Best Screen Shot 2020:
    AW Candidate for the Hague 2020: @Sho_Iwaizumi records the evidence he then shows at his own trials tbh
    AW Role Model 2020: @Lindi
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    WinterMute got a reaction from MidnightRunner in Ahoyworld End of the Year Awards 2020 [Closed}   
    AW MVP 2020: @Xwatt
    AW Most Friendly Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @Lindi the Gold Standard of friendliness
    AW Most Helpful Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @chicken_no6 this one will go far!
    AW Most Active Staff Member 2020: @MidnightRunner no idea how you do it all.
    AW Strictest Staff Member 2020: @Lindi but fair!
    AW Best Team Player 2020: @SkullCollector
    AW Most Helpful Member *Non Staff* 2020: @Gambit - if you even hint about the possibility that you're trying to learn something he knows about he will go out of his way to teach you, and let's not forget the behind the scenes stuff for the CHADS and some liveries for my iracing cars...!
    AW Most Friendly Member 2020: @JJ Cakes - going to start a petition to get his bit of the USA on UTC so he can get to more events
    AW Tacti-cool member 2020: @Stryker990 
    AW Most Incoherent Member 2020: @RiverWolf - https://streamable.com/3oogeb
    AW Best Pilot 2020: @Norris for chasing that random dude down in the PMC Ops. Absolute mental stuff - (16 mins in)
     
    AW Worst Pilot 2020: @Toasted_Bread_Slice because we stop and watch nowadays... https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/EasyFastRatNinjaGrumpy
    AW Best Voice 2020: @Bomer the cleric
    AW Funniest Person on Team Speak 2020: @MidnightRunner - https://youtu.be/F3WAEch22N0?t=978
    AW Worst Joke 2020: @LH5 https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/GenerousPeacefulApeTheThing
    AW Best Moment 2020 (can be in-game, on Team Speak or Forum): @MidnightRunner - see that song about Paddy
    AW Best Forum Post (please put URL in): @SkullCollector for this
     
    AW Best Fail 2020: @Icze the mine detector
    AW Team Speak Channel 2020: EU1 Altis. Just a nice place to hang out and sometimes even to play Arma
    AW Best Screen Shot 2020:
    AW Candidate for the Hague 2020: @Sho_Iwaizumi records the evidence he then shows at his own trials tbh
    AW Role Model 2020: @Lindi
  5. Haha
    WinterMute reacted to Schubz in Ahoyworld End of the Year Awards 2020 [Closed}   
    AW MVP 2020: @Stanhope
    AW Most Friendly Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @LH5 
    AW Most Helpful Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020:  @Xwatt
    AW Most Active Staff Member 2020: @MidnightRunner
    AW Strictest Staff Member 2020: tba
    AW Best Team Player 2020: @Bomer
    AW Most Helpful Member *Non Staff* 2020: @RiverWolf (for me at least...)
    AW Most Friendly Member 2020: @Mikael
    AW Tacti-cool member 2020: @Minipily
    AW Underrated Member 2020: @chicken_no6
    AW Most Incoherent Member 2020: @RiverWolf
    AW DAAASSS BOOOOT 2020: no clue... (i mean i know what this means, yet...)
    AW Best Pilot 2020: @Pukamafin (for his consistency)
    AW Worst Pilot 2020: @RiverWolf (for getting us safely to where we needed but then just drunk sleeping outside the chopper at LZ and we had to walk or redeploy)
    AW Best Voice 2020: @Xwatt (became so familiar after watching many hours of the twitch streams)
    AW Funniest Person on Team Speak 2020: @WinterMute
    AW Worst Joke 2020: The spitting meme lately at AWE
    AW Best Moment 2020 (can be in-game, on Team Speak or Forum): The server upgrade announcement
    AW Best Forum Post (please put URL in): Letters from the front
    AW Dankest Meme Post In Discord 2020: Everything that's not Stanhopes programmers memes (altough i love them somewhat) or coursed images of bizarre weapons
    AW Best Driver 2020: That's me on EU1, drunk driving after a GN / Lib session
    AW Worst Driver 2020: That's me on EU1, drunk driving after a GN / Lib session
    AW Best Fail 2020: The delayed server start on a GN in September where Ghost was driving home, Xwatt not avaiable and we had to wait 2 hours
    AW Best Ban of 2020: 
    AW Team Speak Channel 2020: EU1 after 21.00 UTC
    AW Best Screen Shot 2020: Yes, the Hammer/Able rollout
    AW Best/Worst Call-out 2020: @Stryker990 (every call that starts with "Oh god, ... ")
    AW Candidate for the Hague 2020: @Sho_Iwaizumi , Alpha without me as a member... i see a pattern
    AW Role Model 2020: @MidnightRunner
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    WinterMute got a reaction from RiverWolf in Ahoyworld End of the Year Awards 2020 [Closed}   
    AW MVP 2020: @Xwatt
    AW Most Friendly Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @Lindi the Gold Standard of friendliness
    AW Most Helpful Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @chicken_no6 this one will go far!
    AW Most Active Staff Member 2020: @MidnightRunner no idea how you do it all.
    AW Strictest Staff Member 2020: @Lindi but fair!
    AW Best Team Player 2020: @SkullCollector
    AW Most Helpful Member *Non Staff* 2020: @Gambit - if you even hint about the possibility that you're trying to learn something he knows about he will go out of his way to teach you, and let's not forget the behind the scenes stuff for the CHADS and some liveries for my iracing cars...!
    AW Most Friendly Member 2020: @JJ Cakes - going to start a petition to get his bit of the USA on UTC so he can get to more events
    AW Tacti-cool member 2020: @Stryker990 
    AW Most Incoherent Member 2020: @RiverWolf - https://streamable.com/3oogeb
    AW Best Pilot 2020: @Norris for chasing that random dude down in the PMC Ops. Absolute mental stuff - (16 mins in)
     
    AW Worst Pilot 2020: @Toasted_Bread_Slice because we stop and watch nowadays... https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/EasyFastRatNinjaGrumpy
    AW Best Voice 2020: @Bomer the cleric
    AW Funniest Person on Team Speak 2020: @MidnightRunner - https://youtu.be/F3WAEch22N0?t=978
    AW Worst Joke 2020: @LH5 https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/GenerousPeacefulApeTheThing
    AW Best Moment 2020 (can be in-game, on Team Speak or Forum): @MidnightRunner - see that song about Paddy
    AW Best Forum Post (please put URL in): @SkullCollector for this
     
    AW Best Fail 2020: @Icze the mine detector
    AW Team Speak Channel 2020: EU1 Altis. Just a nice place to hang out and sometimes even to play Arma
    AW Best Screen Shot 2020:
    AW Candidate for the Hague 2020: @Sho_Iwaizumi records the evidence he then shows at his own trials tbh
    AW Role Model 2020: @Lindi
  7. Thanks
    WinterMute got a reaction from Bomer in Ahoyworld End of the Year Awards 2020 [Closed}   
    AW MVP 2020: @Xwatt
    AW Most Friendly Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @Lindi the Gold Standard of friendliness
    AW Most Helpful Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @chicken_no6 this one will go far!
    AW Most Active Staff Member 2020: @MidnightRunner no idea how you do it all.
    AW Strictest Staff Member 2020: @Lindi but fair!
    AW Best Team Player 2020: @SkullCollector
    AW Most Helpful Member *Non Staff* 2020: @Gambit - if you even hint about the possibility that you're trying to learn something he knows about he will go out of his way to teach you, and let's not forget the behind the scenes stuff for the CHADS and some liveries for my iracing cars...!
    AW Most Friendly Member 2020: @JJ Cakes - going to start a petition to get his bit of the USA on UTC so he can get to more events
    AW Tacti-cool member 2020: @Stryker990 
    AW Most Incoherent Member 2020: @RiverWolf - https://streamable.com/3oogeb
    AW Best Pilot 2020: @Norris for chasing that random dude down in the PMC Ops. Absolute mental stuff - (16 mins in)
     
    AW Worst Pilot 2020: @Toasted_Bread_Slice because we stop and watch nowadays... https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/EasyFastRatNinjaGrumpy
    AW Best Voice 2020: @Bomer the cleric
    AW Funniest Person on Team Speak 2020: @MidnightRunner - https://youtu.be/F3WAEch22N0?t=978
    AW Worst Joke 2020: @LH5 https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/GenerousPeacefulApeTheThing
    AW Best Moment 2020 (can be in-game, on Team Speak or Forum): @MidnightRunner - see that song about Paddy
    AW Best Forum Post (please put URL in): @SkullCollector for this
     
    AW Best Fail 2020: @Icze the mine detector
    AW Team Speak Channel 2020: EU1 Altis. Just a nice place to hang out and sometimes even to play Arma
    AW Best Screen Shot 2020:
    AW Candidate for the Hague 2020: @Sho_Iwaizumi records the evidence he then shows at his own trials tbh
    AW Role Model 2020: @Lindi
  8. Thanks
    WinterMute got a reaction from Xwatt in Ahoyworld End of the Year Awards 2020 [Closed}   
    AW MVP 2020: @Xwatt
    AW Most Friendly Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @Lindi the Gold Standard of friendliness
    AW Most Helpful Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @chicken_no6 this one will go far!
    AW Most Active Staff Member 2020: @MidnightRunner no idea how you do it all.
    AW Strictest Staff Member 2020: @Lindi but fair!
    AW Best Team Player 2020: @SkullCollector
    AW Most Helpful Member *Non Staff* 2020: @Gambit - if you even hint about the possibility that you're trying to learn something he knows about he will go out of his way to teach you, and let's not forget the behind the scenes stuff for the CHADS and some liveries for my iracing cars...!
    AW Most Friendly Member 2020: @JJ Cakes - going to start a petition to get his bit of the USA on UTC so he can get to more events
    AW Tacti-cool member 2020: @Stryker990 
    AW Most Incoherent Member 2020: @RiverWolf - https://streamable.com/3oogeb
    AW Best Pilot 2020: @Norris for chasing that random dude down in the PMC Ops. Absolute mental stuff - (16 mins in)
     
    AW Worst Pilot 2020: @Toasted_Bread_Slice because we stop and watch nowadays... https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/EasyFastRatNinjaGrumpy
    AW Best Voice 2020: @Bomer the cleric
    AW Funniest Person on Team Speak 2020: @MidnightRunner - https://youtu.be/F3WAEch22N0?t=978
    AW Worst Joke 2020: @LH5 https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/GenerousPeacefulApeTheThing
    AW Best Moment 2020 (can be in-game, on Team Speak or Forum): @MidnightRunner - see that song about Paddy
    AW Best Forum Post (please put URL in): @SkullCollector for this
     
    AW Best Fail 2020: @Icze the mine detector
    AW Team Speak Channel 2020: EU1 Altis. Just a nice place to hang out and sometimes even to play Arma
    AW Best Screen Shot 2020:
    AW Candidate for the Hague 2020: @Sho_Iwaizumi records the evidence he then shows at his own trials tbh
    AW Role Model 2020: @Lindi
  9. Thanks
    WinterMute got a reaction from Johnson in Ahoyworld End of the Year Awards 2020 [Closed}   
    AW MVP 2020: @Xwatt
    AW Most Friendly Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @Lindi the Gold Standard of friendliness
    AW Most Helpful Admin/Moderator/Spartan 2020: @chicken_no6 this one will go far!
    AW Most Active Staff Member 2020: @MidnightRunner no idea how you do it all.
    AW Strictest Staff Member 2020: @Lindi but fair!
    AW Best Team Player 2020: @SkullCollector
    AW Most Helpful Member *Non Staff* 2020: @Gambit - if you even hint about the possibility that you're trying to learn something he knows about he will go out of his way to teach you, and let's not forget the behind the scenes stuff for the CHADS and some liveries for my iracing cars...!
    AW Most Friendly Member 2020: @JJ Cakes - going to start a petition to get his bit of the USA on UTC so he can get to more events
    AW Tacti-cool member 2020: @Stryker990 
    AW Most Incoherent Member 2020: @RiverWolf - https://streamable.com/3oogeb
    AW Best Pilot 2020: @Norris for chasing that random dude down in the PMC Ops. Absolute mental stuff - (16 mins in)
     
    AW Worst Pilot 2020: @Toasted_Bread_Slice because we stop and watch nowadays... https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/EasyFastRatNinjaGrumpy
    AW Best Voice 2020: @Bomer the cleric
    AW Funniest Person on Team Speak 2020: @MidnightRunner - https://youtu.be/F3WAEch22N0?t=978
    AW Worst Joke 2020: @LH5 https://www.twitch.tv/ahoyworld/clip/GenerousPeacefulApeTheThing
    AW Best Moment 2020 (can be in-game, on Team Speak or Forum): @MidnightRunner - see that song about Paddy
    AW Best Forum Post (please put URL in): @SkullCollector for this
     
    AW Best Fail 2020: @Icze the mine detector
    AW Team Speak Channel 2020: EU1 Altis. Just a nice place to hang out and sometimes even to play Arma
    AW Best Screen Shot 2020:
    AW Candidate for the Hague 2020: @Sho_Iwaizumi records the evidence he then shows at his own trials tbh
    AW Role Model 2020: @Lindi
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    WinterMute got a reaction from Schubz in PMC Ops: Next Deployment Starting 20th November   
    AW_Liberation.html
     
    Modset attached - it's the same as the current Liberation one but if anyone doesn't have it...
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    WinterMute got a reaction from Lindi in PMC Ops: Next Deployment Starting 20th November   
    AW_Liberation.html
     
    Modset attached - it's the same as the current Liberation one but if anyone doesn't have it...
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    WinterMute got a reaction from RiverWolf in PMC Ops: Next Deployment Starting 20th November   
    AW_Liberation.html
     
    Modset attached - it's the same as the current Liberation one but if anyone doesn't have it...
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    WinterMute got a reaction from TheScar in New AW Award ideas wanted   
    I can think of a few contenders actually! It's really quite... worrying 😄
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    WinterMute reacted to Stanhope in Teamspeak   
    On EU1 most of the communication related to the mission happens in-game.  We're in TS more for the social aspect than for the actual comms related to the game.  So a vortex pilot that wants to communicate with other pilots would use ingame chat or voice (in I&A3 group chat & in I&A4 air channel) and to communicate with ground forces either sidechat or vehicle chat. 
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    WinterMute got a reaction from ElleBelle in Whats your setup like?   
    Same. I never remember to do that thing that "I'll just do that later" so place is a tip. It's a pain in the arse, if I get distracted from doing something it's not getting done.
     
    Rig (prebuilt, as it was the same price as components... black friday! Oh and 0% finance because low pay!)
    Ryzen 3800X
    Asus B450-F (would have preferred X570)
    16 GB Corsair Vengreance 3200Mhz RAM... RGB of course
    1TB Corsair nVME SSD
    1TB Corsair MX500 SSD from previous PC
    2TB Seagate HDD (for videos and "storing crap from old PC" until I tidy it, which I will never do tbh)
    Corsair iCue 220T Black case, with the air front not the glass front
    Asus RTX2070 Super Dual Evo
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    WinterMute got a reaction from Schubz in Reputation Thread   
    You will, as time progresses, be able to look at a pilot landing to pick you up from base and decide whether or not the pilot is going to be able to get you to your destination safely, and certain names will stick out in your mind as "do not fly" and "highly skilled" (everyone in between being "normal levels of skilled, and intelligent decision makers").
     
    Having a formal list (even just hosting it) kind of puts AW in a position of responsibility for the quality of pilots as well and that's an additional burden on the (unpaid) staff's time. The current system lets actively bad pilots be dealt with as and when they appear.
  17. Haha
    WinterMute reacted to MidnightRunner in Iron front US Campaign Week 1 11/09/2020 @ 17:30 UTC   
    Nobody reads the F***ing briefings but everyone notices the one thing I forget to update
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    WinterMute reacted to JJ Cakes in Iron front US Campaign Week 1 11/09/2020 @ 17:30 UTC   
    I don't get to play Midnight's ops very often because of the time difference where I live but I think it's kind of crazy how much effort he puts into providing Ahoy peeps fun ops to play and I have no idea how he finds the time to do it.  Cheers Midnight, you're a big asset for Ahoy. 
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    WinterMute reacted to SkullCollector in [AWE] Liberation Wednesday -- NEXT: 12/08/2020 @ 1730 UTC   
    Mission Summary
    Every Wednesday, we turn a regular bout of Liberation around to show off what we can do when we put our minds to it.
    You can expect a solid experience with high emphasis on teamwork and structure, with an established Chain of Command formed before the mission and staff supporting it all.
    These are the days when we push for harder objectives or complex operations in combined arms, or try things we normally would not.
     
    Modset Required
    AW_Liberation_Lythium.html
    For first-time players, read till the end for a setup guide.
     
    Mission Runtime
    Roughly 2 hours with a chance to carry on open-ended
     
    ---
     
    Friendly Forces
    Russian Armed Forces
     
    Opposing Forces
    Insurgents
    Currently: Local Guerrilla Forces
     
    Situation
    A Russian combined-arms counter-insurgency task force has been deployed to the mountainous region of Lythium to deter and squash a local uprising. The insurgents have captured every town and base in the area of operations and are therefore overly well armed, including an armoured corps and jets from the military airfields. They are supplemented by outdated surplus.
    Friendly forces have established a foothold near Karift around FOB Alpha, then pushed further to maintain a firm grasp on the region with FOB Bravo near Bramar.
    The enemy retains two last bastions in Kinduf and Kalae.
    Progress is unquestionable. Victory is not debatable.
     
    Mission
    Clear the region of insurgent forces. Capture strategic objectives. Establish favourable relations with the local populace.
     
    Objective
    TBD by Acting Command every Wednesday
    One last push toward victory.
     
    Platoon
    1x 3-man HQ (CMD, RTO, UAV)
    3x 9-man Rifle Squads
    1x 3-man Fire Support Group
    1x 3-man Hammer Crew
    2x 2-man Air Crew
    1x 2-man Logistics
     
    Admin & Logistics
    Reinforcements
    - Unlimited
    - Re-insertions via air at RTO's discretion
     
    Equipment
    - Vehicle deployment at CMD's discretion
    - Ammunition and supplies available at the supply depot
    - FOBs act as an arsenal 
     
    Command & Control
    Operations and ground control lie solely with the platoon commander. RTO handles air traffic and can supplement comms.
    Squad leaders are responsible for the operational effectiveness of their teams.
     
    ---
     

     
     
     
  20. Sad
    WinterMute got a reaction from Mikael in Letters from the Front - 5/8/20   
    Dear Mrs More,
     
    I am writing to confirm to you that, unfortunately, following events in Kinduf City, your son Clay has passed away doing a great service for his country.
     
    His final act of heroism was to detonate mere seconds after hearing (and being offended by) a nasty Russian invader saying "I'm shit at spotting IEDs", and the immediate aftermath of his heroism was loud Scots-accented gurgling from across the street.
     
    We believe this action delayed the invaders enough for the server to fall over before the Russians could complete their advance on nearby military installations.
     
    Yours,
    Cmdr I. N. Surgent
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    WinterMute reacted to Xwatt in Field Ambassadors and AWE Veterans Overhaul   
    Ahoy all,
     
    With the return of AWE, the Staff team have been formulating ideas about how to better make use of the roles we have available. With this, we looked into how to better make use of the current Field Ambassador program, and how to reintroduce the AWE Veteran scheme, to identify and recognise players we see as ideal role models for the atmosphere we are trying to establish across our modded server. As always, I stress that these roles are not being reintroduced to create a sense of hierarchy, but to instead recognise players that go the extra mile to help newer players, enforce the ruleset and provide an enjoyable experience to their peers. As Field Ambassadors are a greater bar of entry then Veterans, they will have added benefits that the veteran programme does not provide. The benefits of being in both programmes are as followed:
     
    Field Ambassadors
    A Field Ambassador, is a player who is recognised by Staff, as being an role model who contributes frequently to the community.
     
    -  Selected By Staff
    - Exclusive Teamspeak Tags
    - Exclusive XML
    - Access to a discord channel with Field Ambassadors and Veterans (where both will get access to mission testing and feedback discussion with Staff)
    - Access to the "mission makers" discord chat, used directly between Staff and Devs in communicating the current and future development of AW
    - Acces to AW Gitlab, to report issues and give feedback on opinions on "to be delayed" features that will/won't get added to our missions
     
    AWE Veteran
    An AWE Veteran, is an exemplary and experienced player who is recognised by Staff.
     
    -  Selected By Staff
    - Exclusive Teamspeak Tags
    - Exclusive XML
    - Access to a discord channel with Field Ambassadors and Veterans (where both will get access to mission testing and feedback discussion with Staff)
     
    We hope that by overhauling these schemes that it would both reward players that Staff believe to be making a positive impact on our servers, but also giving us a direct line in incorporating non-staff roles into the future development decisions we make at AW.
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    WinterMute reacted to SkullCollector in Pilot/Player Competence   
    Dedication does not imply competence. However, it does imply perseverance in an effort to get involved, evolve and improve, yet there must still be an opportunity to do so which we, as a community, have to offer unequivocally to anyone who does indeed make the effort to download mods, join TS and hop on. We're exclusive in the way that we facilitate a play style rarely found on open servers, but we're still public and do not resent anyone's attendance by default.
     
    We cannot choose who joins us, but we can choose to welcome them.
     
     
    Yes. Yes, I would.
     
    Surmise that all of those 30 new players are in fact of lower quality, because that is what this thread posits as truth. Then assume that that fireteam's worth of veterans take leading roles, which means they hold sway over every decision of consequence. Your ideal player is now responsible for the fluidity of the mission and because they're perfect, they lead perfectly as well. As such, the thirty randoms under their command are employed optimally, meaning you have the concerted force of a platoon's worth of assets plus attachments, far outshining anything a black-clad spec-ops team can do.
     
    So far for the horrible conjecture. If anything, this should illustrate that any veteran worth their salt is a force multiplier in any element they join -- their guidance is far more important than their marksmanship or sector security.
     
    All that said, the basic premise this topic drifted off to is skewed.
    What you experience is a classic negativity and subsequent confirmation bias. You have a huge data set, but the terrible experiences will always stick out more and because they're so annoying, it's tempting to look for proof that most things are in fact horrible as a result.
     
    The average player is not stupid. The average player is average.
     
    There is one in twenty that sticks out when they crash helicopters, teamkill, troll or otherwise fail to perform. The nineteen others who do their jobs and have a great time with you are ignored because they're deemed normal.
     
    If you are uncomfortable or unsatisfied with what is the average, you are very welcomed to get up and communicate your ideals to the playerbase at large. Talk with them, not just at them.
    Our players are already shifted towards the positive end of the bell curve due to the nature of our mods and what they impose. I promise they're just as eager as you are and you'll quickly notice how utterly normal skill can be.
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    WinterMute got a reaction from RiverWolf in Letters from the Front - 5/8/20   
    Dear Mrs More,
     
    I am writing to confirm to you that, unfortunately, following events in Kinduf City, your son Clay has passed away doing a great service for his country.
     
    His final act of heroism was to detonate mere seconds after hearing (and being offended by) a nasty Russian invader saying "I'm shit at spotting IEDs", and the immediate aftermath of his heroism was loud Scots-accented gurgling from across the street.
     
    We believe this action delayed the invaders enough for the server to fall over before the Russians could complete their advance on nearby military installations.
     
    Yours,
    Cmdr I. N. Surgent
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    WinterMute reacted to FrOzT in Whats your setup like?   
    CPU: Intel Core I9-9900 @ 3.10ghz
    RAM: 16GB Ram
    GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER
    SSD 1 (OS): Kingston m.2 NvMe 1TB
    SSD 2 (Games): Samsung 860 QVO 1 TB SATA 2.5" Internal SSD
     
    double monitors: samsung 32inches
    Loghitech G940 Hotas system
    Razor Mouse and headset
    an old microsoft keyboard
    TrackIR 5 for headtracking
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    WinterMute reacted to Minipily in Whats your setup like?   
    Suppose I'll add to this with my PC RIG that I've had since like 2010/11 and has run like an absolute dream ever since.
     
    She's an ol' girl but has a heart of goddamn titanium gold.
     
    Case: Dell XPS case, not sure on the actual name.
    CPU: Intel Core I7-3770 @ 3.40ghz
    RAM: 12GB Ram, nothing fancy, factory standard
    GPU: Nvidia GTX 1060ti
    SSD 1 (OS): Kingston SSD A400 Solid State Drive (2.5 Inch SATA 3), 240 GB
    SSD 2 (V for Vidya): Samsung 860 EVO 1 TB SATA 2.5" Internal SSD
     
    Not sure on the other internals, it's literally all factory standard stuff and has never gone wrong. Only things that have ever broke are 2 cheap HDD's that I used to use before I discovered the beauty of SSD's, since switching to them, I've not had any issues. She just gets dusty and requires a bit of cleaning every odd couple of months so I don't start smelling burning.
     
    Peripherals:
    Old Monitor: LG TV, somewhere in the 30-40" area running at a measly 1366x768 resolution. Had that up until today where I got my upgrade. TV ran fine other than a quite weak resolution, still enough to kick ass on most the games I played. Now using the old TV as a side dish to my PS4.
    New Monitor: Gigabyte AORUS FI27Q 27 Inch IPS QHD (2560 x 1440) 165 Hz FreeSync/G-Sync Compatible Gaming Monitor
    Keyboard: Corsair K70 RGB MK.2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (Cherry MX Silent Switches: Linear and Quiet, Per Key Multi-Colour RGB Backlighting, Aluminium Chassis
    Mouse: Rii RM200 Wireless mouse with RGB
    Headset: HyperX Cloud II Gaming Headset PC/PS4/Mac/Mobile, Gunmetal Grey
    Desk Pad: TITANWOLF XXL RGB Gaming Mouse Pad - 800x300 mm - Mouse Mat - XXXL Extended Large LED Mousepad - 11 Multi colors and effect modes - Non-Slip Base - Wolf Design
     
    That's about it really. Up until recently; my monitor, my keyboard and my mouse were all quite cheap stuff, but they worked absolutely fine and were enough to meet my needs.
    The computer runs well, running most games I play on Ultra settings at at least 60fps. Normally on ArmA III, I can run it on ultra settings at about 100fps, only time I experience lag is when on certain multiplayer servers, but that is due to server FPS rather than my own, ArmA can be a pain like that.
     
    I'll leave some pictures, my bedroom got renovated just last week so this is all just a work in progress, I will eventually be running 2x monitors and will probably play around with the set up, I'll also have some picture frames set up so teh walls aren't so dull. Overall though, apart from getting a new gaming PC (which I'm on the fence about at the minute considering how well mine runs), my set up is about 70% complete. Excuse the picture quality, I don't understand the pro settings on my Huawei despite having a qualification in Professional Photography (I think I just cheesed the qualification in return for college parties)

     
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